Current Motorcraft Air Filter Quality

[rydaddy]

Hello, I have been running a K&N air filter in my Mustang. Never on dusty roads but I think I should switch back to a paper filter after some reading here. Would Motorcraft be best? Are there any better options?

 

[ka9mnx]

Just my opinion but I tend to use OEM.

 

[Lubener]

Any name branded air filter will do just fine.

 

[Johnson Johnson]

Any name branded air filter will do just fine.

Unfortunately I don't think that's true, there's a huge variation in filtering quality, even comparing the same manufacturers OEM Vs Aftermarket products.

 

[JoeDirt41]

I hope they are good because they are all I’ve used in my 2015 F-150 since I’ve owned it.

 

[rydaddy]

I went back to the Motorcraft filter. No surprises. I do miss the rigid construction of the K&N though.
The airbox on the mustang kind of has a pinch area that with the K&N I knew without a doubt that the filter was where it should be.
I see filters out there such as the AEM Dryflow that (maybe?) have the build quality of the K&N but with the efficiency of an OEM.

 

[Johnson Johnson]

I hope they are good because they are all I’ve used in my 2015 F-150 since I’ve owned it.

They don't filter well, fit a OEM panel filter, your engine will thank you for it.

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

The problem I've found with air filters it is very difficult to find their efficiency ratings!

 

[JoeDirt41]

They don't filter well, fit a OEM panel filter, your engine will thank you for it.

Motorcraft is the OEM?

 

[TC]

Any name branded air filter will do just fine.

I tend to agree with that. The few air filter testing studies I've seen showed various name brand OEM type filters to be in the same rough ballpark as to performance (there's differences, of course, but they were more subtle than substantial), whereas unbranded or sketchy lesser-known brands revealed much lesser performance. I'd leave K&N filters on the shop shelf.